April 8th
205 Notable deaths
Itamar Ben-Avi
Journalist and zionist activist (1882-1943).
Born July 31st, 1882 in Jerusalem. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1943 at 60 years old in New York City.
John Miles
British racing driver.
Born June 14th, 1943 in London. [ref]
Died April 8th, 2018 at 74 years old in Norwich (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Daniel Bovet
Nobel prize-winning pharmacologist (1907–1992).
Born March 23rd, 1907 in Fleurier. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1992 at 85 years old in Rome (cancer). [ref]
Alexander Vovin
Russian-american linguist and philologist (1961–2022).
Born January 27th, 1961 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 8th, 2022 at 61 years old in Paris. [ref]
Erik Axel Karlfeldt
Swedish poet (1864-1931).
Born July 20th, 1864 in Folkärna. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1931 at 66 years old in Engelbrekt church parish. [ref]
Lars Hanson
Swedish film and stage actor (1886-1965).
Born July 26th, 1886 in Göteborgs Carl Johans parish. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1965 at 78 years old in Adolf Fredriks parish. [ref]
Julius Pokorny
Linguist (1887-1970).
Born June 12th, 1887 in Prague.
Died April 8th, 1970 at 82 years old in Zürich (struck by vehicle). [ref]
Archduchess Maria Annunciata of Austria
Archduchess of austria.
Born July 13th, 1876 in Reichenau an der Rax.
Died April 8th, 1961 at 84 years old in Vaduz.
Oscar Eckenstein
British mountain climber (1859–1921).
Born September 9th, 1859 in London. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1921 at 61 years old in Aylesbury.
George H. Smith
American philosopher (1949–2022).
Born February 10th, 1949 in Japan.
Died April 8th, 2022 at 73 years old in Bloomington. [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 205
Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld